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Cost: |
$135 |
| Location: | Camp Colman, one-hour from Seattle and about 15 miles past Gig Harbor on the west coast of the Key Peninsula |
| Callers: | Robert Cromartie (Chapel Hill, NC), Susan Michaels (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Musicians: | The Reckless
Ramblers - From New England (mostly) - Nat Hewitt (fiddle),
Larry Unger (guitar), Ginny Snowe (piano and bass), & Sam Bartlett
(mandolin) The Travelling Lundbergs - From Spokane (mostly) - Arvid Lundin (fiddle), Jack Lindberg (guitar, flute, whistle, bouzouki), & Rick Rubin (djembe, bouzouki, and quotes from mysterious authors) |
| Contact: | Jane Thompson at 206-361-9447 or sunrise@halcyon.com |
BAERS
Cyprians' Ball
Sat. Feb. 12, 2001, 8:00 pm
Flirtatious country dances and scandalous waltzes of the Regency (early 1800s--period costume admired but not required)
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Cost: |
$12 adv. / $16 door ($2 discount to GBACG, BACDS, CDSS, & COYOTE members) |
| Location: | Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Avenue, Kensington |
| Caller: | Alan Winston |
| Musicians: | Divertimento Dance Orchestra (directed by James Langdell) |
| Contact: | Vanessa
Schnatmeier: meier@ssrl.slac.stanford.edu,
ph. 650-365-2913, or write: BAERS, c/o V. Schnatmeier, 1122 Hudson St., Redwood City 94061 |
Tropical
Contra Dance Week
Thur., Feb. 15 thru Thur. Feb. 22, 2001
St Croix, US Virgin
Islands
Callers George
Marshall and Kathy Anderson
with Wild Asparagus
and the Monks
Contact: George Marshall at tdv@wildasparagus.com
Santa Cruz Dawn
Dance
Sun., Feb. 18, 8:00 pm thru. Mon., Feb. 19, 2001, 7:00 am
Contra dance till dawn, potluck dinner at midnight
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Cost: |
$18 regular,
$16 for full-time students with ID. |
| Location: | Portuguese Hall, 216 Evergreen St., Santa Cruz, CA |
| Callers: | Eric Black, Warren Blier, Nan Evans (Portland), Charlie Fenton, Erik Hoffman, Suzie Kendig, Jim Saxe, Andy Wilson |
| Musicians: |
Contrabandits
(Kathrine
Gardner, Chris Knepper, Kit Nelson, Charlie Hancock) |
| Contacts: |
Questions: Jim Oakden 831-479-9533, emakil oakden@MLML.Calstate.edu Volunteers:: Susie Kendig 831-425-3080, email kendigit@yahoo.com |
12th
Annual Fiddling Frog Dance Festival
Fri., Feb. 23, 8:00 pm thru. Sun., Feb. 25, 2001, 3:00 pm
Contras, Waltzes, Couple Dances, Workshops, and Music Jams
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Cost: |
$90 |
| Location: | Women's Club, 1424 Fremont Ave., South Pasadena, CA |
| Caller: | Sue Rosen (MA) |
| Musicians: | The Sevens
(New England Celtic Grove Band -- Mark Roberts, Sarah Blair, Sam
Bartlett, Stuart Kenny, Mark Hellenberg) For Old Times' Sake (Arroyo Grande CA, Seattle, & Tucson--Jim Mueller, Amber Roullard-Mueller, W. B. Reid, Jerry Weinert) |
| Contact: | Steve or Leda at 818-785-3839 or ac515@lafn.org |
| There's more: | Festival will
be followed by a Sunday night dance open to the public with caller Sue Rosen and music by The Sevens at same location. 7:00 - 10:00 pm, $10 |
Raincoast
Ruckus
Fri., Feb. 23, 8:00 pm thru. Sun., Feb. 25, 2001, 3:00 pm
Contras, English, Waltzes, Swing Workshops and Music Jams
| Location: | near Vancouver, BC |
| Callers: | Kathy Anderson and Lisa Greenleaf |
| Musicians: | KGB
(Seattle: Julie King, Claude Ginsburg, Dave Bartley) The Sybaritic String Band |
| Contacts: | Brian
White, email ba_white@axion.net
or phone (604) 274-9515 Margann Miller, email margann_miller@hotmail.com or phone 604-731-6274 |
BACDS
Spring Dance Weekend
at Monte Toyon
Fri.,
Mar. 16 thru Sun., Mar. 18, 2001
Contras, Squares, English Country, Couple Dances, and Ritual Dances
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Cost: |
$180 - Program,
Meals, and Lodging - Cary dorm, late night noise area. |
| Location: | Monte Toyon Camp, south of Santa Cruz in Aptos, CA |
| Callers: | Contras and
Squares: Kathy Anderson and
David Kaynor English Country: Barbara Finney |
| Musicians: | Rhythm
Rollers (Cathie Whitesides & Laurie Andres w/ Bob McQuillen) Hillbillies from Mars (Daniel Steinberg, Paul Kotapish, Ray Bierl, Kevin Carr) Plus: Chuck Ward & Jon Berger. |
| Contact: | Ric Goldman,
phone (650) 326-3665, email timelord01@sprynet.com. Web site: http://go.to/springweekend or access http://www.bacds.org and click the link for Spring Weekend. |
Camp
Wannadance
Fri., Mar. 23 thru Sun., Mar. 25, 2001
Contra, square, and couple dance and callers workshops
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Cost: |
$135 ($130
CDSS) |
| Location: | Fort Flagler State Park on Marrowstone Island, about 90 minutes from Seattle |
| Callers: |
Steve Zakon-Anderson
from Hancock, NH |
| Musicians: | Rodney
Miller and the All-Round Boys (Rodney on fiddle, Bill Meyer
on guitar, and David Cahn on bass) For Old Times’ Sake (Jim Mueller and Amber Roullard-Mueller on fiddles, W.B. Reid on guitar, andJerry Ray Weinert on bass) |
| Contact: |
Laurie Andres,
email: lcandres@earthlink.net |
BACDS 2001 Playford Ball Weekend
Fri.,
Mar. 30 thru Sun., April 1st, 2001
Period English Dance (Formal or Period Dress Encouraged)
Rehearsal dance:
Friday, March 30, 2001 - San
Mateo Masonic Temple, $8
Ball:
Saturday,
March 31, 2001, Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Oakland
7:15 - 11:00 pm (Doors open 6:45pm)
($25 until March 10, 2001, $30 March 11-26)
Brunch:
Sunday, April 1, All Fool's Day
Theme:
An English Country Garden
Head Gardener:
Lise Dyckman.
Musicians:
Charlie Hancock, Avis Minger, and more.
Registrar and
general information:
Annette Kindred, 510-548-1794 (no calls
after 10pm, please), kindredfox@yahoo.com
Hospitality
Contact:
Susan Jensen, 650-851-5535, SusanDudle@aol.com
Mt.
Baldy SkiDance Weekend
Fri., April 6 thru. Sun., April 8, 2001
Contra dancing, hiking, and skiing
Cascade Contras
Dance Camp
Fri., April 20 thru. Sun., April 22, 2001
Contras, English, waltzes, and more.
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Cost: |
TBD |
| Location: | SKY Camp near Eugene, Oregon |
| Callers: | Sue Dupre
(contra and English) from Princeton, NJ Nan Evans (contra and English) from Portland, OR |
| Musicians: | BLT—Peter
Barnes (piano), Mary Lea (fiddle, viola), Bill Tomczak (clarinet,
saxophone, percussion) from western MA and VT Full Circle—Fred Nussbaum (cello), George Penk (fiddle), Heather Pinney (piano, fiddle) from Portland, OR |
| Food: | Gourmet meals by Annie Johnston (Bend, OR) |
| Contact: | Laurie Buchanan (541)484-5449 laurieb@cirl.uoregon.edu |
Special
San Rafael Contra Featuring Hotpoint
Thu., April 26, 2001, 7:30 pm
Contra dance to the music of Hotpoint from Ohio, who are on their way to Dance Awakening.
Marin Masonic Lodge, Lootens Place & Fourth Street, San Rafael
$11 NBCDS and BACDS members, $12 non-members
Dance
Awakening
Fri., April
27 thru. Sun., April 29, 2001
Contras and couple dancing at Harbin Hot Springs, Middletown, CA.
Cascadia
English Country Dance Weekend
Sat., May 5 thru.
Sun., May 6, 2001
English Country Dancing
Seattle, WA
May
Madness ContraFest
Fri., May
11 thru. Sun., May 13, 2001
Contras and couple dancing
Prescott, AZ
Northwest
Folklife
Fri., May
25 thru. Mon., May 28, 2001
Dancing (contras, folk, couple, etc.) and all kinds of music.
Seattle, WA
Dancing
Bears Dance Weekend
Fri., May 25 thru.
Mon., May 28, 2001
Contras and couple dancing with Big Table (Jeremiah McLane, Ruthie Dornfeld, and Forrest Gibson) and callers Becky Hill and Susan Girardot.
Sprung
Floor Dance Festival
Sat. May 26 thru. Sun. May 27, 2001 (Memorial Day Wknd.)
Contras and couple dancing
Santa Barbara, CA
S.F.
Free Folk Festival
Sat. June 16 thru. Sun. June 17, 2001
San Francisco, CA
- Dancing (folk, waltz, hambo, contra, swing, International, and more)
- Workshops (Beginning & advanced fiddle, guitar, vocal, dance, and more. Irish to bluegrass, jam sessions, sing-alongs, kids to adults.)
- Concerts (American folk, latin jazz/swing, old world, American and Irish traditional, and more)
- Family (storytelling, crafts, music performances)
CTMS
Summer Solstice Folk Music, Dance and Storytelling Festival
Fri. eve., June
22 through Sun. eve., June 24, 2001
Friday night dance, 7:30 - 10:30 pm
Sat. and Sun. dance and music workshops, 10 am - 6:30 pm
Sat. night dance, 7:00 - 10:30 pm
Participatory music, instrument, crafts, singing workshops. Contra, Squares, Clogging, Scottish, Quebecois, Irish, English Country, French Country, Belly Dancing, Andean, Bolivian, & International Dance.
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Cost: |
Festival
day tickets $18 by 5/1/2001, $22 after 5/1/2001, $25 at gate |
| Location: | SOKA University Campus, 26800 W. Mulholland Hwy., Calabassas, CA (Las Virgenes Rd. exit South of the 101 Fwy. at Mulholland) |
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Callers and Teachers: |
Contra
dance: Fred Park (SC) and Susan Michaels (L.A.)
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| Contra dances: |
Fri. Night (7:30pm): Callers Fred Park & Susan Michaels with music by Hillbillies from Mars (Daniel Steinberg, Paul Kotapish, Ray Bierl, Kevin Carr) Sat. & Sun. afternoon: Callers Fred Park and Susan Michaels with music by Turtle Creek (Steve Lewis, Gaili Shoen, and Daniel Slosberg) and Chopped Liver (Suzanne Duffy, Bill Flores, Michael Mendelson, and Jeffrey Spero) Note: Special Sun. afternoon finale of hard core contra dances Sat. Night (7:00 pm): Callers Fred Park & Susan Michaels with music by The Double Decker Stringband (Craig Johnson, Bill Schmidt, John Beam, and Bruce Hutton) and For Old Times' Sake (Jim Mueller, Amber Roullard-Mueller, W.B. Reid, and Jerry Weinert) |
| Information: | California
Traditional Music Society, ctms@lafn.org,
818-342-7664 (9am to 6pm) |
Lady
of the Lake Music and Dance Week
Sun. June 24 - Sat. June 30, 2001
Contras, Squares, French Dancing, Singing, Stories, Swimming, Hiking
Location: Camp N-Sid-Sen on Coeur d'Alene Lake, 60 miles east of Spokane in Northern Idaho.
BACDS
Family Week
Sun. July 7- Sat. July 14, 2001
Contras, Squares, English, Longsword and Morris Dance, Appalachian Clogging, Music and Instrumental Workshops, Singing, Storytelling, and Folk Crafts. Lake swimming & canoeing.
Location: Armenian Church Camp, Dunlap, CA. (50 miles East of Fresno on Highway 180 near Grant Grove of Kings Canyon National Park)
Sierra
Swing (Contras, Squares, Swing)
Sun. July
8 - Sat. July 14, 2001
Location:
Mendocino Woodlands Camp
Contras, Squares, Salsa, Swing, Clogging, Vocal and Instrumental Music, Calling and Dance Workshops, Swimming and Canoeing, Casbah Espresso Bar
BACDS
English Week
Sat. July 14- Sat. July 21, 2001
English country dancing, Northwest morris, Cotswold morris, rapper,singing, body mechanics and basic movement, northwest morris band and English country band workshops
Location: Mendocino Woodlands Camp
Alta
Sierra Labor Day Dance Weekend
Fri., Aug. 31 thru. Mon., Sept. 3, 2001
Camp cancelled due to the Highway
forest fire east of Dunlop.
Contras, Squares, Couples Dances, Music Workshops and More!
Location: Armenian Church Camp, Dunlap, CA. (50 miles East of Fresno on Highway 180 near Grant Grove of Kings Canyon National Park)
Echo Summit Dance
Camp
Fri., Sept. 14 thru Sun., Sept. 16, 2001
Contras, Squares, and Couple Dances
Starts at 6 pm
on Friday with a potluck, contra dance at 8.
| Cost: | $145 before Aug. 1st, $160 after |
| Location: | Camp Sacramento, CA (east of Placerville on Hwy. 50 at 6500 feet altitude ) |
| Accomodations: | Cabins, mostly unheated (bring warm bedding!) |
| Callers: |
Carol Ormand (Minneapolis) and Erik Weberg (Oregon) |
| Musicians: |
Pig's Eye Landing (Minneapolis—Amy Sandeen, bass, feet; Erik "Puck" Peterson, guitar, bouzouki, banjo; The Rev. Big Tim Reese fiddle; Andrea Earley, fiddle, bodhran; David Heiser: guitar, jaw harp, drum, vocals) Clyde Curley and George Penk, of the band Jigsaw, team up with Sue Songer of The Portland Collection to form a distinctive Portland contradance sound. |
| Deadline: | August 1, 2000 |
| Contact: | Jolie
Baron: email JB6197@aol.com
or phone (916) 489-0488 (8am to 9pm only) |
| Payment: | Checks payable
to Sacramento Country Dance Society. Send w/ name, address, phones, e-mail, special dietary req. (e.g. Veggie) to: SCDS, c/o Jolie Baron, Registrar, 3109 Kadema Dr., Sacramento, CA 95864 |
Harvest Moon Dance
Weekend
Fri., Sep. 21 thru. Sun., Sept. 23, 2001
Contras, Squares, Couples Dances, Music Workshops and More!
Location: Oak Park, Santa Barbara, CA
First Los Angeles Playford Ball
Sat., Sept. 29,
2001, 7-11pm, (doors open 6:30pm)
Period English Dance (Festive costume 15th - 21st centuries admired)
Location: South Bay Masonic Center, 520 Main St., El Segundo, CA
Seventh Annual Monterey Foggy Moon Dance and Auction
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2001
Contras and couple
dances
7:30 - midnight, with a 45-minute break for a silent/live auction.
7:00 pm beginners' workshop
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Cost: |
$10 |
| Location: | YMCA, 600 Camino El Estero, Monterey |
| Callers: |
Laura Me Smith (Seattle) |
| Musicians: | KGB (Julie King, Claude Ginsburg, Dave Bartley) |
| Contact: | Bob Silberstein:
phone 831-373-7559 or email RobertS00@aol.com |
Seventh Camp Sturtevant Hike and Dance Weekend
Fri., Oct. 5 thru. Sun., Oct. 7, 2001 (Columbus Day Weekend)
Contras, squares, couple dances, and workshops
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Cost: |
TBD |
| Location: | Camp Sturtevant in the San Gabriel Mountains, north of Los Angeles (a beautiful trail camp est. 1893 w/ the last pack mule train in the Angeles Forest) |
| Caller: |
Kathy Anderson (OH) |
| Musicians: | Growling Old Geezers (Arroyo Grande, CA) Jim Mueller, Amber Roullard-Mueller, James Bolton |
| Contact: |
Rich Cageao
(818) 354-7972, Richard.P.Cageao@jpl.nasa.gov |
BACDS
Monte Toyon Fall Dance Weekend
Fri. Oct. 19
- Sun. Oct. 21, 2001
English, Contras, Squares, Ritual, and Couple Dances
Location: Monte Toyon Camp near Santa Cruz, CA
Dance
in the Desert Dance Weekend
Fri. Nov. 2 - Sun. Nov. 4, 2001
Triangle Y Ranch
Camp in Oracle, Arizona
Callers: Roger Diggle and Mary Devlin (OR)
Music by Hillbillies from Mars
(CA--Ray Bierl, Paul Kotapish, Kevin Carr, Daniel Steinberg) and The
Privy Tippers (AZ)
4th
Annual "Fall Has Sprung" Contra Dance
Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001, noon to midnight
Contras and Square Dances all day long on a Sprung Floor (w/ongoing munchie potluck)
Note: There will be a special first Friday dance in Sacramento on Nov. 2nd with KGB (caller TBD).
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Cost: |
$18 regular / $15 members |
| Location: | Grass
Valley Elks Lodge, 109 School St., Grass Valley, CA (Western Sierra foothills, N.E. of Sacramento) |
| Callers: |
Andy
Wilson (SF
Bay Area) Eric Curl (Sacramento) Joyce Miller (Grass Valley) |
| Musicians: | KGB
(Seattle: Julie King, Claude Ginsburg, Dave Bartley) Hot Cider (Rudy Darling, Barry Angel, Ken Nilsson, and Mark Botic) A third band, TBD |
| Contact: | Information: Foothill Country Dancers, Lonna 530-346-0099, LWhipple@jps.net Accomodations: Jamie 530-273-6036, ncskylark@hotmail.com |
BACDS
Fall Ball
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2001
Elegant, Fun,
Flirtatious English Country dancing
Workshop 2:30 - 5:00 pm, Singing 7:30 pm, Dancing 8 pm, potluck after
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Cost: |
$18 preregistration (until 11/1/01), $22 at the door, (workshop-only $8) |
| Location: | San Mateo Masonic Lodge, 100 North Ellsworth, San Mateo, CA 94401 |
| Caller: | Jody McGeen (Menlo Park, CA) |
| Musicians: | TBD |
| Contact: | Information: Helena Ivatt, 510-814-6947 or email HIVatt@SelectQuote.com Registration: http://go.to/fallball |
Sacramento
New Year's Eve Dance
Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, 7:30 pm to Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, 12:30 am
Contacts: Hotline at 916-486-4688, JB6197@aol.com,
or Bob at 916-641-7781
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San Rafael
New Year's Eve Dance
Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, 8 pm
to Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, 1 am
Contradance, swing dancing, waltzing
Festive attire. Potluck dessert break around 10 pm—please bring something to share. Sparkling cider served at midnight.
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Cost: |
$18 general / $15 members |
| Location: | San Rafael Masonic Lodge, 1010 Lootens Pl, San Rafael, CA |
| Callers: | Lynn Ackerson and Andy Wilson |
| Musicians: | Flashpoint (Jon
Berger—fiddle, Howard Booster—fiddle, Rebecca
King—piano) Swing Farm (Ray Bierl, Charlie Hancock, & Steven Strauss) |
| Contacts: |
General Information: Pat at 415-892-2658 or youngunone@aol.com Out-of-towners can contact Christy Sloan for
overnight arrangements: |
Pasadena New Year's Eve Dance
Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, 6:00 pm to Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002,
after midnight
(4:30pm Potluck & Music Jam)
Contra Dance
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Cost: |
$15 |
| Location: | War Memorial Hall, 435 S. Fair Oaks Ave., S. Pasadena, CA |
| Callers: | Warren Blier and Jeff Spero |
| Musicians: | Chopped Liver (Suzanne Duffy, Bill Flores,
Michael Mendelson, Jeffrey Spero) Ragged But Right (Meg Hoffman, Rob Hoyt, Alan and Margaret Davis) |
| Contact: | Barbara at 818-951-8255, email barb@bhagd.com (especially if you have or need place to stay Jan. 1 or can help with food, decorations, etc.) |